Saints 31-17 Lions (5 Dec, 2011) Box Score

Detroit Lions

7-5, 4-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	0	7	10	0	17
NO	3	21	0	7	31

New Orleans Saints

9-3, 6-0 home

Detroit Passing


Matthew Stafford
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
31/44	408	9.3	1	1	3-29	45.2	97.5
31/44	379	9.3	1	1	3-29	--	97.5

New Orleans Passing


Drew Brees
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
26/36	342	9.5	3	0	2-4	84.4	129.6
26/36	338	9.5	3	0	2-4	--	129.6

Detroit Rushing


Kevin Smith
Maurice Morris
Keiland Williams
Titus Young
Stefan Logan
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	34	5.7	1	17
12	28	2.3	0	6
2	14	7.0	0	14
1	11	11.0	0	11
1	0	0.0	0	0
22	87	4.0	1	17

New Orleans Rushing


Mark Ingram II
Darren Sproles
Pierre Thomas
Robert Meachem
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	54	3.4	1	14
4	28	7.0	0	20
2	10	5.0	0	8
1	8	8.0	0	8
23	100	4.3	1	20

Detroit Receiving


Nate Burleson
Calvin Johnson
Titus Young
Maurice Morris
Kevin Smith
Tony Scheffler
Rashied Davis
Brandon Pettigrew
Will Heller
Keiland Williams
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
5	93	18.6	0	47	8
6	69	11.5	0	22	8
2	60	30.0	0	49	2
5	47	9.4	1	12	7
6	46	7.7	0	18	7
2	41	20.5	0	36	4
1	22	22.0	0	22	1
2	13	6.5	0	8	5
1	10	10.0	0	10	1
1	7	7.0	0	7	1
31	408	13.2	1	49	44

New Orleans Receiving


Robert Meachem
Jimmy Graham
Marques Colston
Darren Sproles
Lance Moore
Pierre Thomas
Mark Ingram II
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
3	119	39.7	1	67	6
8	89	11.1	0	16	10
6	54	9.0	0	18	8
5	46	9.2	1	22	5
2	23	11.5	1	20	4
2	11	5.5	0	8	2
0	0	0.0	0	0	1
26	342	13.2	3	67	36

Detroit Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Detroit Fumbles

New Orleans Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No New Orleans Fumbles

Detroit Defense



Amari Spievey
Stephen Tulloch
Chris Harris
Aaron Berry
Alphonso Smith
Nick Fairley
Corey Williams
Sammie Hill
Justin Durant
John Wendling
DeAndre Levy
Doug Hogue
Eric Wright
Maurice Morris
Don Juan Carey
Kyle Vanden Bosch
Willie Young
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	9	0	0	0	0	0
10	5	0	0	0	1	0
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	1	0	0	1	0
3	2	0.5	0	0	1	0
3	1	0.5	0	0	1	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	2	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	45	2	0	4	0	0

New Orleans Defense



Jonathan Vilma
Malcolm Jenkins
Tracy Porter
Jabari Greer
Scott Shanle
Ramon Humber
Jonathan Casillas
Junior Galette
Sedrick Ellis
Roman Harper
Patrick Robinson
Korey Hall
Aubrayo Franklin
Will Herring
Will Smith
Jo-Lonn Dunbar
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	1	0	0
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	1	0	1	1	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	1	0	0	1	0
5	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	2	2	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	47	3	0	6	0	0

Detroit Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Detroit Interceptions

New Orleans Interceptions


Tracy Porter
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	-7	0
1	-7	0

Detroit Kick Returns


Stefan Logan
Rashied Davis
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	52	26.0	28
1	18	18.0	18
3	70	23.3	28

New Orleans Kick Returns


Darren Sproles
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	74	24.7	27	0
3	74	24.7	27	0

Detroit Punt Returns


Stefan Logan
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	13	6.5	10	0
2	13	6.5	10	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Darren Sproles
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	13	6.5	12	0
2	13	6.5	12	0

Detroit Kicking


Jason Hanson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/3	33.3	31	2/2	5
1/3	33.3	31	2/2	5

New Orleans Kicking


John Kasay
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	39	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	39	4/4	7

Detroit Punting


Ben Graham
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	183	45.8	0	2	58
4	183	45.8	0	2	58

New Orleans Punting


Thomas Morstead
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	179	44.8	0	2	53
4	179	44.8	0	2	53

Caesars Superdome

1:20 AM, 5 December 2011

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 73,042

Referees:
Clete Blakeman

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	13	2	.867	493	299
Minnesota	13	2	.867	396	276
Green Bay	10	4	.714	379	287
Chicago	4	11	.267	283	342

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	8	7	.533	327	349
Tampa Bay	8	7	.533	427	352
New Orleans	5	9	.357	309	312
Carolina	4	11	.267	283	448

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